National Garbage Man Day Coloring Book

Recycling Word Search

Can you find all the hidden recycling words? Put your knowledge and word finding skills to the test in this fun word search. Look for words related to recycling like newspaper, bottles, plastic, and environment.

Bird Feeder from a Plastic Bottle

What You’ll Need

3 or 4 wooden dowels (or unsharpened pencils) each3/16 of an inchwide and about 8 inches long

A nail or other sharp object for punching holes in

String or wire, 16 to 18 inches long

Household funnel (optional)

Instructions

Wash the bottle and remove the label.

To make a perch, use a nail to punch 2 holes in the bottle, opposite each other. Insert a dowel or pencil so that it passes through one hole, through the bottle, and out the other side. Make 3 or 4 similar perches, alternating the positions so that all sides of the bottle are used.

Now you’re ready to poke the feeding holes. With the bottle’s neck facing away from you, use a nail to poke a small hole about 2 inches above each perch. Keep in mind that the seeds will just fall out if the holes are too big.

Use the nail to poke a hole from one side of the bottle’s neck to the other.

Thread the string or wire through the holes in the bottle’s neck and tie or twist them together at the ends. This will be your hanger.

Remove the cap and fill the feeder with sunflower seeds or mixed seeds. (A small household funnel will make this easier to do.)

Screw the cap back on and hang the feeder from a tree branch or hook outside.